Pedestal for railway rolling stock



Jaim. 11923. L44305 R. LESTER.

HEDESTAL FOR RA|LwAY RoLLyNG STOCK. FILED OcT. 25, 1922,

Patented dan.. 2.5i, i923.

i il i im RAYMOND LESTER, OF JACKSONVLLE, FLORIDA.

EEDESTAL FOR RAIL'WAY ROLLING STOCK.

Application filed October 25, 1922.

` To alt who/nt t 'may concern:

Be it known that l, RAYMOND Lns'rnn, a

wear plates insertablc in the 'jaws or legs ot the pedestal to engage the journal box and prevent irictional Contact oi? the latter with the pedestal.

A more important object oit the present invention is the provision ot novel means tor attaching the wear plates to the pedestals through the medium oi which said plates are held securely to the pedestal, yet permitting quick removal ot the plates when (flesired.

Co-ordinate objects olt the invention will he apparent i'rom the following description ot the form ci' invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein :m

Fig. l is an elevational view ot a pedestal constructed in accordance with this invcne tion;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view oil the same taken on the line 2 2 ot Fig. l; and

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrow.

A pedestal trame or body 41 oit substantially standard construction is illustrated, in the drawings.. rlihis frame includes galal` lelly arranged legs which are adapted to embrace a journal box in manner well .rnown in the Each of the legs 5 is of multipart construction, the inner tace of each of `which parts is recessed as indicated 6. The upper and lower wall of each ot said recesses is ot semifcircular contiguration as indicated at 7. The outer wall oi each part of each ol? said pedestal legs is formed to provide nut receiving depressions or recesses 8.

The wear receiving plates constructed in accordance with this invention, designated at 9, are each of oblong configuration and are equipped with terminal semi-circular projections 10 so as to complement the recesses 6 in which said plates 9 are mounted. The thickness ot each plate 9 is in excess ot Serial No. 596,793.

the depth oit the recess 6 in which it is mounted so that the outer face ot the plate will be remote troni the inner face of the pedestal leg as shown to advantage in Fig. l.

ln order to secure the wear plates to the pedestal legs, suitable means is provided which in the present instance consists ot' bolts l1 the heads l2 ot which are cast in the wear plates 9. rldhe shanks oit the bolts project through correspondinc' openings in each oi the part-s ot each pet estal leg and terminate in the recesses 8. The t'ree terminals of said Shanks are threaded and are detachably engaged hy nuts 13. In View ot the recesses S the nuts 13 may be engaged with and disengaged irom the shanls ot the bolts li with facility and expedty.

llpon reference to Fig. 2 oit' the drawings it will he noted that the outer marginal edges 141-, ot the wear plates 9 extend appreciably beyond the outer faces of each pedestal. leg' so as to provide a protective lip overhanging the exposed edges ot the pedes tal legs to prevent wear on said edges. It .is apparent that the construction of pedestal herein recited permits contact oi the wear plates with the journal boxes thereby taking up all wear from the pedestal legs, These wear plates will last for a considerable period of time but their manner ot association with the pedestal legs, as above described, permits them to be removed and replaced at a relatively low cost so as to make the pedestals usable for an indefinite period oi' time.

Tt is ot couise to he understood that various changes may be made in this device within the scope of the appended claims. However, it is important that the wear plates be detachable and it is important that they be associated with the pedestal legs in manner which permits attachment and detachment of the plates with facility and expedity. By casting thebolts in the wear plates an inexpensive durable structure is iufovided which positively unites the bolts to the plates with obvious desirable results. Moreover, by equipping the ends of the wear plates with semi-circular enlargements which engage corresponding recesses in the pedestal legs, lateral `displacement of the wear plates is positively eliminated.

What is claimed is 1. A pedestal for rolling stock including legsplate receiving recesses on their ranged legs, a wear plate engageahle in each part of eaeh pedestal leg,` eenlln'slngY an el:v long,T body the ends of which issue into enlargements engagea-ble in eerrespunding reeesses in the pedestal leg, and nieans te secure said plates from displacement.

RAYMOND LEST ICR. 

